The following is the Labor Union Report news recap from April 20, 2021. Unions included are the AFGE, AFT, Communications Workers, RWDSU, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, UMWA and United Steelworkers, as well as, the National Labor Relations Board and the Pro Act…
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American Federation of Government Employees
- AFGE presses Congress to oppose pay and hiring flexibilities for NSF
- Lawmakers work to protect public employee rights
- Bill to Expand Paid Family Leave Benefits for Feds Introduced in Senate
American Federation of Teachers
- Teachers union boss slammed over tone-deaf tweet on moms leaving workforce
- Colleges Are Using COVID as an Excuse for Austerity. Unions Are Pushing Back.
Communications Workers of America
- AT&T unit’s mixed messages gave union more time to sue over arbitration
- Defeated Amazon union campaign could still spur more labor activism in Big Tech
National Labor Relations Board
- Second City Invites Laid-Off Workers To Reapply For Their Jobs
- Senate Democrats settling on 25% corporate tax rate
- Nurses Union files unfair labor charges against Lehigh Valley Health Network
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
- RWDSU Has Itself to Blame For Blowout Loss at Amazon Facility
- RWDSU Admits Mistakes in Amazon Union Campaign
Teamsters
- Boeing union members ratify new contract, avoid a strike
- The Stealthy ‘Healthy Ports’ Plan
- Teamsters Pension Trustees Get Risky Fund Claims Transferred
United Auto Workers
- Virus surge in Michigan slows Ram truck plant
- 2,900 Volvo Truck workers walk out in Virginia, joining ongoing strikes
- Volvo Trucks North America Greensboro hit with UAW strike at New River Valley plant
United Mine Workers
- Truck drivers joined by dock workers in protests at the Port of Los Angeles
- Coal miners join climate activists to back Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan
United Steelworkers
- Dirty dollars and the U.S. steel industry
- NLRB Says Alcoa Could Gag Witnesses In Misconduct Probe
- Biden trade agenda looks likely to keep Trump’s steel tariffs
